Police Must Follow BNSS Procedure Before Conducting House Searches or Seizing Mobile Phones: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court, Nagpur Bench, has held that police authorities cannot ignore the mandatory safeguards provided under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) while conducting searches and seizures during a criminal investigation. The Court ruled that the search of a woman's residence and the seizure of her mobile phone were carried out in violation of Sections 185 and 105 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, thereby infringing…
